Driver arrested after attack with bat

A 25-year-old Long Island driver was arrested after a road rage incident during which police say he smashed another motorist’s windows with a bat and punched him.

Police say the motorist had just changed lanes on the Long Island Expressway before dawn Sunday when he noticed a car tailgating him. Police say the BMW then cut off the motorist near Holtsville, stopping traffic and causing a minor crash between two other vehicles.

Police say the driver came out with a bat, broke the victim’s windshield and two other windows and punched him in the face.

The BMW sped off, but police later arrested Jason Parker, of Central Islip.